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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1956

Page

5

Local Families Prepare for Holiday Visits and News

Mrs. John Eustis of Tuskegee plans a holiday stay in Mooresville with her mother Mrs. John H. Peebles and brother Henderson W. Peebles. John D. Davis Sr. and wife return from Auburn after graduation events where John D. Davis Jr. earned a B S in Industrial Engineering. John Jr. works a Mobile hunting trip and will join later. L M Huff and Ralph Huff visited Corinth, while James Ronald Ed dens and Auburn-born family spend holidays with his parents in Auburn.

John Eustis Tuskegee Mooresville John H. Peebles Henderson W. Peebles John D. Davis Auburn API John D. Davis Jr John Jr Mobile Ed James Jr Col Ed James Karhisrue Germany Baylor College Chattanooga Foster Pointer John Shepherd Gadsden

Athens sorority dance invites Pi Beta Sigma members and dates

Miss Emily McClary hosted an intermission party after inviting Pi Beta Sigma of Athens and their dates to a dance chaperoned by Mr and Mrs Gil Crane Mr and Mrs Bob Dishman and Mr and Mrs Bill Levin.

Tommy Husted Helen Jervis Mike McCoy Virginia Kracke Bobby Pace Charlotte Leeman Bobby Jervis Carolyn Robertson Marcus Miles Athens Nancy Sims Bobby Schwachow Peggy Kimbrel Bud Kelly Janice Leeman Hill Ferguson Marteen McEntire June Taft Billy Wayne Roberts Cherry Townsend Joe Drake Gerry Veazey Donny Ford Carol Wooten Bobby Hull Pi Beta Sigma

Delta Theta Mrs Quince Eddens Visit Neighbors

Mr and Mrs Frank Perkins Jr of Auburn are spending the holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs John D Davis They will also spend time with his parents in the period.

James Ronald Eddens Auburn Frank Perkins Jr John D. Davis John Mullican Tuscaloosa Master Tommy Mullican Decatur D. E. Warren

Delta Theta Chi Yule Tide Ball Sets Winter Scene

Delta Theta Chi decorated its Yuletide Ball venue as an outdoor cedar grove with a Christmas tree snowmen and bells. Couples in formal gowns and tuxedos arrived through a wreath, while many attendees and family members from Tuscaloosa Birmingham and New York were noted among the guests and visitors.

Delta Theta Chi Betty Earle Briscoe Jerry Ange Madge LaBoon Harol Vandiver Barbara Napps

Mrs Norris Hosts Saturday Culture Club Christmas Program

Mrs Milton Norris hosted the Saturday Culture Club on Friday with a program on the origin of Christmas carols led by Mrs John A Reynolds. Guest vocalists Mrs Cecil Timberlake and Mrs Marvin Dinsmore sang with accompaniment by Mrs W E Curry. The group closed with two familiar carols as Mrs Norris served refreshments at a decorated table.

Milton Norris John A. Reynolds Cecil Timberlake Marvin Dinsmore W. E. Curry

The Great Big Doorstep senior class play

The senior class play The Great Big Doorstep will be presented at the high school tonight at 8 o clock.

Breakfast Buffet Described At Silver and Pink Themed Gathering

Chaperones served sandwiches cookies punch and coffee as Becky Vann and Hazel Hodgins hosted a breakfast. The living dining and entrance hall were decorated in pink and silver for the event with guests invited to dine buffet style in the dining room.

Becky Vann Hazel Hodgins

Baby found in new B-29 diaper ad promotes one size fits all

An odd want ad touts a baby found in a diaper shaped like a B-29 or a new diaper idea. It claims a single size fits all babies and is money saving, easy to wash and dry, urging readers to ask for genuine "Dex ter Diapers" at Poer's Gift Shop in.

Dexter Poer Penney

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